An inquest begins today into the death of Molly Wigmore, who tragically died in a house fire in Plymouth.

The 76-year-old died at her home in Sussex Road, Ford, after firefighters took more than 90 minutes to get there.

The first 999 call was made at 05.17am, but no-one had arrived by the time a second call was made at 06.44am, ahead of a fire engine arriving at 06.50am.

The scene of the fire in Sussex Road

Molly Wigmore pictured in 1990

Ms Wigmore's house, in Sussex Road, is about a mile and a half from Camels Head Fire Station.

Following a disciplinary inquiry, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service sacked the emergency call handler involved in the case.

An inquest into Molly Wigmore’s tragic death in the October 19 2016 blaze has been delayed until Devon and Somerset Fire Service have provided a detailed report of the events which took place on that morning.

At a pre-inquest hearing in July, Molly’s sister told Senior Coroner Ian Arrow that she was upset that her sister’s life ended in “such a sad way” but she was thankful that emergency services were putting together detailed reports of the event.

Mr Arrow commented on how whatever may be learnt in the upcoming inquest “may prevent further deaths”.